CA AB 2773
enactedCalifornia Board of Occupational Therapy: licensing: fees.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2773 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2773 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-15): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 218, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2773 about?
Existing law, the Occupational Therapy Practice Act, establishes the California Board of Occupational Therapy for the licensure and regulation of the practice of occupational therapy. Existing law requires the board to meet and hold at least one regular meeting annually in the Cities of Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Existing law repeals the provisions establishing the board on January 1, 2027, and, upon the repeal of those provisions, renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. This bill would extend the provision establishing the board to January 1, 2031, and would, instead, require the board to meet at least 3 times a year, meeting at least once each calendar year in northern California and once each calendar year in southern California. This bill would require an applicant or licensee to provide the board with their electronic mail address and would require the board to remind licensees and applicants of their obligation to report and keep current their electronic mail address, as provided. Existing law requires the board to establish certain fees, which are deposited into the Occupational Therapy Fund, including a limited permit fee. This bill would limit the limited permit fee to $125 and would require the board to establish a license fee for a pocket card, a duplicate wall certificate, and a letter of good standing, endorsements, or verification of licensure, as provided. Existing law specifies that the Occupational Therapy Practice Act does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of, among others, any person pursuing a supervised course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited education program, as provided. This bill would require the educational program to be accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) . The bill would specify that these provisions do not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any person completing a supervised entry-level doctoral capstone experience, as provided.
Who sponsors CA AB 2773?
Committee on Business and Professions is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2773.
Description
Existing law, the Occupational Therapy Practice Act, establishes the California Board of Occupational Therapy for the licensure and regulation of the practice of occupational therapy. Existing law requires the board to meet and hold at least one regular meeting annually in the Cities of Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Existing law repeals the provisions establishing the board on January 1, 2027, and, upon the repeal of those provisions, renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. This bill would extend the provision establishing the board to January 1, 2031, and would, instead, require the board to meet at least 3 times a year, meeting at least once each calendar year in northern California and once each calendar year in southern California. This bill would require an applicant or licensee to provide the board with their electronic mail address and would require the board to remind licensees and applicants of their obligation to report and keep current their electronic mail address, as provided. Existing law requires the board to establish certain fees, which are deposited into the Occupational Therapy Fund, including a limited permit fee. This bill would limit the limited permit fee to $125 and would require the board to establish a license fee for a pocket card, a duplicate wall certificate, and a letter of good standing, endorsements, or verification of licensure, as provided. Existing law specifies that the Occupational Therapy Practice Act does not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of, among others, any person pursuing a supervised course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited education program, as provided. This bill would require the educational program to be accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) . The bill would specify that these provisions do not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any person completing a supervised entry-level doctoral capstone experience, as provided.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-16
- Latest action
- 2026-09-15 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 218, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Business and Professionsauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-15
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 218, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-15
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-14
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 218, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-14
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-28
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-24
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage
2026-08-24
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-06-29
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 5347.)
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-22
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-21
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 21).
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2026-04-20
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-02-24
From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2026-02-23
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (19)
- Lowenthal: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Hart: yes
- Bains: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Chen: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Berman: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Haney: yes
- Jackson: yes
Do pass.
2026-05-14 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ta: other
AB 2773 Business and Professions Assembly Third Reading By BERMAN
2026-05-27 · pass · 76-1
Member-level votes (80)
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Soria: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Muratsuchi: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Ta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-29 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Strickland: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Niello: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
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